Employee Joining Process: Without Workday vs With Workday

 

❌ 1. Organization WITHOUT Workday

When an employee joins a company, multiple teams work separately using different tools.


👥 HR Team

  • Creates employee profile in Excel / HR system
  • Enters personal details, job role, joining date
  • Shares data via email

💰 Payroll Team (ADP / SAP)

  • Manually adds employee in payroll system
  • Sets salary, tax, bank details, benefits
  • Waits for HR confirmation

📊 Finance Team (Tally / Oracle)

  • Adds employee cost details
  • Assigns cost center
  • Updates budget records separately

🧑‍💻 IT / Security Team

  • Creates email ID
  • Provides laptop / system access
  • Assigns software access

🏢 Manager / Hiring Manager

  • Approves hiring
  • Confirms role and team assignment
  • Later handles performance review

🪪 Admin / Facilities Team

  • Issues ID card
  • Provides building access / seating
  • Manages office setup

⚠️ Problems (Without Workday)

  • Same employee data entered multiple times
  • Delay in onboarding process
  • Communication via emails
  • No real-time updates
  • High chance of errors
  • Systems are not connected

☁️ 2. Organization WITH Workday

All departments use one integrated system.


👥 HR (in Workday)

  • Creates employee profile once
  • Enters all personal + job details
  • Initiates onboarding process

💰 Payroll (in Workday)

  • Automatically receives HR data
  • Salary, tax, benefits auto-calculated
  • No manual entry needed

📊 Finance (in Workday)

  • Employee cost automatically updated
  • Budget and cost center assigned automatically

🧑‍💻 IT / Security (integrated workflow)

  • Automatically gets onboarding task
  • Email ID creation request triggered
  • Access provisioning workflow starts

🏢 Manager

  • Gets approval request in Workday
  • Confirms job role digitally
  • Can track employee status

🪪 Admin / Facilities

  • Receives automated task
  • ID card and seating allocation triggered

🚀 Advantages (With Workday)

  • Single system for all departments
  • One-time data entry
  • Real-time data sharing
  • Faster onboarding
  • Less manual work
  • High accuracy
  • Automated workflows

⚖️ Comparison Table

AreaWithout WorkdayWith Workday
HR Data EntryManual (Excel)Single entry
PayrollADP / SAP manual updateAuto sync
FinanceTally / Oracle manualAuto update
IT SetupEmail-based requestsAutomated workflow
Manager ApprovalEmail/ManualIn-system approval
Admin TasksManual trackingSystem-generated tasks
SpeedSlowFast
ErrorsHighLow

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